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Copyright Expired! Public Domain Children's Books

The law differs country by country, but based on when a book was
written and when its author died, the book's copyright eventually
expires. At that point, the book enters the public domain.

Translation? At that point, the book can be published with no
payments to the author. That means a hard copy book can be published
more cheaply, and full text versions of the book are likely to be
available online and for e-readers for free.

All the children's books below are now in the public domain in
the U.S. and, in fact, in most countries in the world. That means you
can easily find them online at sites like Project Gutenberg, or often download them for free to an e-reader like the Amazon Kindle.

I'll make it easy for you to get started.

Below you'll find a list of classic public domain children's books.
(I'm going to limit it to one from each author. Explore that author to
find more of their books.) I'll link you to an online version of each
book, as well as a free Kindle version (or darn close to free. You'll
have to click to be sure). If we have additional material on the site
about the title, I'll link you to that too. Enjoy these classics!

Free Classic Children's Books in the Public Domain

(Webmaster's note: Many of the free Kindle versions lack illustrations. Generally, by spending 99 cents, you can get an illustrated version.)